The UConn men's basketball team cannot play in the Big East Tournament. It is banned from the NCAA Tournament. It lost Alex Oriakhi and Roscoe Smith to transfers, Jeremy Lamb and Andre Drummond to the NBA.

Jim Calhoun isn't on the sidelines for the first time in 26 years, handing over direction of the program to a former player who has all of two years coaching experience. The only senior on the roster is a guy who played previously at Holy Cross.

Then why the heck is this team so darn interesting?

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